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Pinterest Cuts Jobs to Fund AI Projects Amid Tensions

2/4/2026

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Pinterest will lay off fewer than 15% of its workforce to fund artificial intelligence projects.
Bill Ready, Pinterest CEO, announced the plan on January 27, prompting tensions within the company.
Pinterest fired engineers who built an internal tool to track the layoffs, which Ready called obstructionist.
The layoffs are expected to conclude by the end of September.

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Story summary

Pinterest will lay off fewer than 15% of its workforce to fund artificial intelligence projects.
Bill Ready, Pinterest CEO, announced the plan on January 27, prompting tensions within the company.
Pinterest fired engineers who built an internal tool to track the layoffs, which Ready called obstructionist.
The layoffs are expected to conclude by the end of September.